Will of Isham Trotter:
In the Name of God Amen, I, Isham Trotter of Montgomery County
and Stat of Tennessee call in to mind the uncertainty of life and
knowing that it is appointed for all men to die think proper to
make this my last will and testament in manner and form as
follows:
Item: it is my will and desire that all my just debts shall be
paid by my Executors that I shall hereafter appoint out of the
property of my Estate that can be best spared that I shall
hereafter loan to my wife Elizabeth Trotter.
Item: I loan to my wife Elizabeth Trotter the two hundred acres
of land which I now have, during her natural life time or
widowhood; then it is my will that my youngest son Michael
Trotter shall have the tow hundred acres of land that I will to
his Mother to him and his heirs and assigns forever.
Item: I loan to my wife Elizabeth Trotter my three Negro men
Abraham, Ralph and Allen, my two Negro women Hanna and Sary and
also Sary's youngest child Harry during her natural lifetime or
widowhood. Also all my household and kitchen furniture. Excepting
such I shall hereafter Name to my four youngest children that is
now living with me, Isham, Richard, Michael and Betsy.
Item, I leave to my wife Elizabeth Trotter all my stock of every
kind, Horses, Cattle, Sheep and Hogs. Excepting such as I shall
hereafter leave to my four youngest children, during her natural
lifetime of widowhood.
Item: I loan to my wife Elizabeth Trotter my ox cart and all my
farming tolls.
Item: I give and bequeath to my son Benjamin W. Trotter one
hundred and fifty acres of land price four hundred dollars on
Barton's Creek where he formerly lived, one horse and saddle,
price one hundred dollars, also my bed and furniture price twenty
dollars also one cow and calf, price ten dollars. All of this
property I have given him of at this tie the thirty-first of
March one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven.
Item: I give and bequeath to my son James Trotter two hundred
acres of land on Barton's Creek where Ambrose Martin now lives,
price four hundred dollars, one horse and saddle, price one
hundred dollars, one bed and furniture, price thirty dollars, tow
cows and calves, price twenty dollars, all of this property I
have given him of at this time Marchthe thirty-first eighteen
hundred and twenty-seven.
Item: I give unto Ambrose Martin and Mary his wife a negro girl,
Hanner, price four hundred dollars. One Bed and furniture, price
thirty dollars, also one mare and saddle, price one hundred
dollars, one cow and calf, price ten dollars. All of this
property I have given them of at this time March the thirty-first
eighteen hundred and twenty-seven.
Item: I give and bequeath to my son William Trotter, one Negro
boy name Sam, price four hundred dollars, also one horse and
saddle, price one hundred dollars. One bed and furniture, price
thirty dollars, also one cow and calf, price ten dollars, all of
this property I have given him of at this time, this the thirty-first
day of March eighteen hundred and twenty-seven.
Item, I give and bequeath to my sons, Isham Trotter and Richard
Trotter a tract of land at the mouth of Harrican Creek that I
bought of G. W. Burton, and as the land is and water not situated
well to divide, they are to have equal rights, that is to say
that on shall not sell excepting the consent of the other, and if
my son, Isham Trotter should die leaving no heir his part of that
tract of two hundred and two acres shall go to his brother,
Richard Trotte, and if my son, Richard Trotter, should die and
leave no heir his brother, Isham Trotter, shall have his part of
the two hundred and two acres of land. Should Isham Trotter and
Richard Trotter's mothe want timber, or tend part of the two
hundred and two acres of the above mentioned land, she shall have
the privilege to do so.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my son, Isham Trotter, one bed and
furniture price thirty dollars, also one gray mare and saddle
that he now has in his possession price one hundred dollars, also
one cow and calf, price ten dollars.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my son, Michael Trotter, when he
should marry or come of age one horse, saddle and briddle, price
one hundred dollars, one bed and furniture, price thirty dollars.
One cow and calf, price ten dollars.
Item: I give and bequeath unto my youngest daughter, Betsy, when
she should marry or come of age, girl name Lucy, at what she
should be worth when she secures her and also one horse, saddle
and briddle, price one hundred dollars, also one cow and calf,
price ten dollars. It is my will that if property should lack of
being worth five hundred dollars that my Executors should make it
up five hundred dollars out of the property that I have loaned to
my wife Elizabeth Trotter.
Item: that my three youngest children should have one years's
schooling each.
Item, It is my will and desire that after my daughter, Betsy,
part is made up Five hundred dollars, that after the dath of my
wife Elizabeth Trotter that all the property of all kinds
remaining shall be equally divided amongest all eight of my
children to them their heirs forever. Where by recoking from of
wills and testaments tha constitute, ordain and appoint my two
sons, William Trotter and Isham Trotter and Benjamin Trotter
Executors of this my last will and testament. In witness where of
I have set my hand and seal in the presence of witnesses this,
the thirty-first day of March, eighteen hundred and twenty-seven.
(Signed) Isham Trotter
(Signed):
Richard Prichard
David E. Linch
Richard Trotter
Rendered January Term, 1829
STATE OF TENNESSEE )
COUNTY OF MONTGOMERY)
I H. M. Smith, Clerk of the County Court of Montgomery County,
Tennesse, do hereby certify the foregong to be a true copy of the
Will of IshamTrotter as appears of record in Record Book E. pages
, 406,407 and 408 in my office.
Witness my hand and official seal here at my office in
Clarksville, Tennessee, this the 12th day of December, 1940
H. M. Smith (Signed)
Clerk, County Court of
Montgomery Co., Tennessee